Pierre Pincemaille
Pierre Pincemaille | |
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pedagogue | |
Instrument(s) | Organ |
Years active | 1973-2017 |
Website | http://pierrepincemaille.fr/ |
Pierre-Marie François Pincemaille (8 December 1956 – 12 January 2018) was a French
He was titular organist at the Basilica of Saint-Denis until his death and was regarded as one of the finest organists of his generation.
Biography
Pincemaille was born in Paris' 17th arrondissement and began piano studies in 1965; in 1968, he started to study the organ. He graduated from the Paris Conservatory with five first prizes (in harmony, counterpoint, fugue, organ, and improvisation) and was taught by Henri Challan, Jean-Claude Raynaud, Marcel Bitsch and Rolande Falcinelli.[3][4][5]
He was appointed titular organist at the
Between 1978 and 1990, he won five international organ competitions:
- 1978: First Prize at the Concours International d'Improvisation in Lyon
- 1987: Grand Prix at the Concours Européen d'Orgue in Beauvais
- 1989: First Prize at the Concours International d'Improvisation in Strasbourg
- 1989: Grand Prix at the Concours International d'Improvisation in Montbrison
- 1990: Grand Prix in improvisation at the Concours de Chartres[8]
He was a professor of counterpoint at the Paris Conservatory, professor of organ improvisation at the Regional Conservatory in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, and professor of harmony and counterpoint at the Regional Conservatory in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
He is known to be a master of improvisation.[9] As an improviser, he improvised during the ceremonies at the
As a composer, he has published an
He gave more than 1000 concerts and recitals all around the world (France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Norway, Japan, Canada, USA, South Africa...).[12]
He was Chevalier de l'
Pincemaille died on 12 January 2018, at the local hospital in Suresnes, of lung cancer, aged 61.[13][14][15] After his death, some events were given in memoriam, like concerts or radio broadcasts.[16]
Discography
Pierre Pincemaille recorded around twenty CDs, among which:
- Complete organ work of César Franck (Motette 12541)
- Complete organ work of Maurice Duruflé (Solstice SOCD 231–232)
- The 10 symphonies of Charles-Marie Widor (Solstice SOCD 181–185)[17]
- Written work of Pierre Cochereau (Solstice SOCD 163)
- Youth work of Olivier Messiaen (IFO 00318/19))
- 8 CDs of improvisation
Bibliography
- Völker, Elke: "Der Reiz perfekter Illusion. Ein Interview mit dem Pariser Organisten und Starimprovisator Pierre Pincemaille" (Organ – Journal für die Orgel 1, no. 1 (1998): 18–21).
- Pincemaille, Pierre: L'improvisateur à Notre-Dame. In: Pierre Cochereau: Témoignages, ed. Yvette Carbou. Bourg-la-Reine: Zurfluh, 1999, 271–339. ISBN 2-87750-087-X.
- Pincemaille, Pierre: L'improvisateur à Notre-Dame. In: Pierre Cochereau: Un art d'illusioniste, ed. Yvette Carbou. Sampzon: Delatour France, 2014, 263–338. ISBN 978-2-7521-0124-2.
Pierre Pincemaille was also involved in the DVD "The genius of Cavaille Coll" (BBC Music Magazine Awards 2014).[18]
References
- ^ Gingras, Claude (29 September 2008). "Pincemaille: la science de l'orgue". La Presse. Retrieved 26 June 2014 (in French).
- ^ Adrian Jack (20 January 2012). Widor: Organ Symphonies (complete). BBC Music Magazine. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Saison musicale Marseille Concerts 2010-2011, p. 21. Retrieved 26 June 2014 (in French).
- ^ RCF (Radios chrétiennes francophones). "Pierre Pincemaille: Un personnage hors du commun", broadcast 28 September 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2014 (in French).
- ^ Dubois, Pierre (17 January 2018). "Pierre Pincemaille (1956 – 2018)". Classical Music Magazine. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ Diocèse de Saint-Denis-en-France (2012). Pierre Pincemaille aux Grandes Orgues de la cathédrale Saint-Denis. Retrieved 26 June 2014 (in French).
- ^ Diocèse de Saint-Denis-en-France (2018). Quentin Guérillot, nouvel organiste de la Basilique cathédrale Saint-Denis. Retrieved 31 August 2019 (in French).
- ^ "Concours 1990". Association des grandes orgues de Chartres. Retrieved 26 February 2018 (in French).
- ^ "Pierre Pincemaille in concert at the Co-Cathedral "Paris in Houston"". CultureMap Houston. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Siegel, Stefan A. (22 November 2002). "Pincemaille incorporates French tradition of improvising into Bethlehem concert". The Morning Call. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Website of A coeur joie editions
- Sunjournal.com. 16 April 2004. Archived from the originalon 1 September 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Marie-Aude Roux (15 January 2018). "Pierre Pincemaille, une vie à la tribune de Saint-Denis". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ Sofia Anastasio (15 January 2018). "Décès de l'organiste Pierre Pincemaille". France Musique. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ The Diapason, march 18th 2018 p.10. Pierre Pincemaille dead at 61
- ^ Organroxx. "In memoriam Pierre Pincemaille", broadcast 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ The Organ (November 2012). "Cavaillé-Coll New DVD and CD Set". Retrieved 26 June 2014 via HighBeam Research.
- ^ "The Genius of Cavaillé-Coll". Fugue State Film. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Pierre Pincemaille on editions Delatour.
- Pierre Pincemaille on LastFM.
- Pierre Pincemaille on Solstice Music.
- Biography of Pierre Pincemaille on the website of the organs of Chartres Cathedral.
- Biography of Pierre Pincemaille on YouTube.
- Pierre Pincemaille plays Hymne Veni Creator on the Johannus Cavaillé Coll organ in the Feike Asma Concert Hall in Ede, The Netherlands on YouTube.
- Pierre Pincemaille presents the organ of the Basilica of Saint-Denis on YouTube